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As an organization, as a network, and above all as a community, Funders for LGBTQ Issues is in mourning, in sympathy, and in solidarity with and for all those affected by this weekend’s tragic act of violence against the LGBTQ community. This past Saturday night, a man attacked Pulse, an LGBTQ nightclub in Orlando. It was Latin night, during Pride Month, a time when the LGBTQ community celebrates our heritage and history of activism. More than 100 people were hurt in the shooting, including 49 people who lost their lives, nearly all of them LGBTQ and Latino/a/x. The oldest of […]

Updated December 2016 On June 12, 2016, a gunman attacked an LGBTQ nightclub in Orlando, leaving at least 100 victims, nearly all LGBTQ, Latino/a, and young. It was one of the worst mass shootings in the U.S. since the Wounded Knee Massacre in 1890. For funders and individual donors concerned about this tragic act of anti-LGBTQ violence, there are a number of ways you can help. We welcome additional resources or recommendations, and will continue to update this list as we receive them. (If you have additional resources or recommendations, please email them to Lyle Matthew Kan, Director of Research & Communications, […]

In recent months, states across the country have passed or introduced extreme anti-LGBTQ bills. From North Carolina’s HB2 law to Mississippi’s “religious exemption” bill, LGBTQ communities, and transgender people in particular, are being targeted during this year’s legislative cycle in an effort to roll back gains in recent years for LGBTQ equality. North Carolina’s new HB2 law forbids municipalities from protecting LGBTQ people from discrimination, and requires that transgender people use the bathroom that matches their birth certificate rather than their gender identity. In Mississippi, a new law permits individuals and businesses to deny services to LGBTQ people if they […]

It’s that time of year again … Who are you following on Twitter? Check out our 4th annual list of #LGBTQ philanthropoids to follow on Twitter! (Click to see previous lists from 2015,2014 and 2013). Our 2016 list includes amazing leaders who span several generations of experience in philanthropy and provide critical and often funny commentary about the field, politics, social justice, pop culture, and everyday life. Scroll down to learn more! @a3mandel (Amy Mandel) Principal of the Mandel Rodis Fund (@MandelRodis). Tweets on a range of social justice issues with a special focus on North Carolina. @BraedenLentz (Braeden Lentz) […]